Week of August 15, 1954

U.S. officials say many more “Rastvorovlike” former Russian spies who broke

with their Kremlin masters will be produced soon to tell their stories.

More than 700 rioting convicts touch off a $1 million first at Kingston (Ont)

penitentiary in an escape attempt.

The House votes by a 305-2 margin to outlaw the Communist Party, calling it “an

instrumentality of a conspiracy to overthrow the government.”

Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker, charged by Sen. McCarthy with being “not fit to wear

that uniform,” announces he was being relieved of his command of Camp Kilmer

and had been ordered to go to Japan.

In Cleveland - Susan Hayes - a laboratory technician who

before the grand jury. Later - Dr Samuel H. Sheppard is

indicted by the county grand jury for the murder of his wife

Marilyn and is rearrested at the home of his father, Dr.

Richard Sheppard.

The Defense department announce it will shift four divisions

from Korea to other areas “where it is believed they will better

serve the strategic interest of the United States.

Undersecretary of state to succeed Walter Smith. The

Senate quickly confirms Hoover.

The United States charges the Chinese Communists are

holding 15 U.s. Air Force fliers as political prisoners and

hostages in an effort to help force Red China’s admission to

the United Nations.

Charles (Cherry Nose) Gloe, notorious Capone gangster, is

found shot to death in an auto on Chicago’s north side.

Passing - Dr. Hugo Eckener, famed Zeppelin designer. He was 86.

Passing - Premier Alcide de Gasperi - former Premier of Italy.

Week of August 15, 1954

Entertainment news -

Look out - 19-year-old Brigitte Bardot has already made 5 movies. Her husband

is Russian-born screenwriter, someone who calls himself “Vadim.” Her latest

picture is “Helen of Troy” in which she plays the secondary feminine lead as a

slave girl. Ms. Bardot was a model at 12, a dancer at 14, a movie actress at 16.

Her father is said to be wealthy.

years.

Susan Hayward is granted a divorce from actor Jess Barker.

She’ll get custody of the couple’s 9-year-old twins Timothy

and Gregory.

Week of August 15, 1954

Jack Wrather heads a group that just purchased Lone Ranger Inc from George

Trendle for what is believed the highest price ever paid for a single radio-TV

property - $3 million.

RCA Victor schedules a recording date for Marilyn Monroe

later this month when she will cut several singles and her first

album for release. They should be out by Christmas. Album

sides will consist of some standards and some of the tunes

from Irving Berlin’s “There’s No Business Like Show

Business.”

Warner Brothers will debut “Dragnet” the movie on Labor Day. It stars Jack Webb

as Joe Friday and Ben Alexander as officer Frank Smith (same as TV).

and begins rehearsing a new small combo to return

to the nite club circuit. They’ll debut at the Sahara in

Las Vegas September 7.

Touring - Jerry Colonna, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw and

Ella Fitzgerald will do about 16 shows in local

stadiums in Australia, specifically Sydney, Melbourne

and Brisbane.

RCA Victor’s hillbilly artists converge in New York for

recording sessions and TV guest shots. They are Eddy Arnold, Davis Sisters,

Chet Atkins, Stuart Hamblen and Rita Robbins who were just added to the label.

Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby’s 21-year-old son cuts his first record - the first time

solo without dad.

records in the Latin field for DJ’s to play. Kit contains 15 all-time bestsellers and

10 of the latest numbers. RCA Victor polled the DJ’s on the kit and discovered

that most of the key cities deejays were either playing mambo records or

planning to.

Week of August 15, 1954

Week of August 15, 1954

More radio news -

Looks like rhythm and blues DJ Alan freed will be heard on some 60 stations

when he leaves WJW Cleveland for WINS New York. Latest to latch onto the

show is none other than WJW, which along with stations in Detroit and

Pittsburgh, will air the “Moon Dog House” live.

Wilson conducting.

Week of August 15, 1954

Week of August 15, 1954

Television

news

Edward R. Murrow’s third show for CBS-TV will be a variation of Person to

Person, only he’ll interview kids from six to 16. The show will air either Saturday

or Sundays.

Stan Freberg is a guest on CBS-TV’s “Place the Face.”

Red Skelton is knocked-out cold in a TV rehearsal, after a gag jail door didn’t

break-away after he ran into it. Red charged headfirst into the door only to

bounce backward when the breakaway door failed to break the impact knocked

him unconscious and he was rushed to the office of his personal physician.

Johnny Carson, one of CBS-TV’s younger comics was given the spot.

Week of August 15, 1954

Thursday night television -

CBS - Betty Ann Grove/Merv Griffin songs, What’s In A

Word?, Four Story Playhouse, What Do You Have in

Common? Big Town, The Telltale Clue, Place the Face

NBC - Word of Mr. Sweeney, News Caravan, Best of

Groucho, Justice, Dragnet, Ford Theater (see ad), Foreign

Intrigue, Steve Allen

NBC - John Daly news, Lone Ranger, Melody Tour, So You

Want to Lead a Band, Drama, Racket Squad

Dragnet - Friday and Smith trail a suave confidence man.

At the movies -

Barbara Rush.

3 Coins in the Fountain

Week of August 15, 1954

Week of August 15, 1954

Week of August 15, 1954